The Dangerous Weak Link in the US Food Chain
WiredIf hackers wanted to debilitate American society, they would have trouble taking down the entire power grid or financial system, but they could do serious damage to the companies that make and deliver Americans’ food. Making matters worse, food and agriculture is one of only a few critical infrastructure sectors that doesn’t have an information sharing and analysis center, or ISAC, helping companies fight back. All of these shortcomings make food and agriculture companies a prime target for Russian operatives bent on vengeance for Western sanctions, Chinese spies seeking a competitive advantage for their domestic firms, and ransomware gangs looking for victims that can’t afford downtime. “Agricultural and food security is the foundation of American security,” says US congressman August Pfluger, a Texas Republican who has “They All Just Die” Security threats to the food and agriculture sector have multiplied as the industry has become increasingly automated and digitized.
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